IPL Rebel League – Pat Cummins Offered $1MN: Pat Cummins is one of the most decorated cricketers in the world. The Australian has made good money, playing in the cash-rich Indian Premier League and other leagues. But the speedster made a huge reveal recently, stating he was also targeted by several city-based T20 Leagues in India for mammoth sum. Reports in Australia suggest that he ignored them. Follow all cricket live updates with InsideSport.IN
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As per a report in the News Corp report, the Australian rejected one-million move from many Indian based leagues. Some of them were cameo appearances. This is a serious concern for cricketers all around the world when proper cash-rich leagues are mushrooming like no other in recent times.
IPL Rebel League: Australia Test captain Pat Cummins WARNS players about T20 Leagues lure after snubbing $1m deals to play in REBEL IPL tourney in India, Check OUT
Take for instance, the ILT20 in UAE or for that matter, the SA20 League, these are growing franchise-based leagues in the world. Almost each and every Test playing nation has a T20 league of their own. Some of them attract top cricketers for big money. In the coming months and years, such new competitions may crop up even more. It is at that juncture, where the Australian feels that cricketers should not forget that playing for country is most important.
“These opportunities are huge and they are popping up more and more often. I think it’s just us as a sport in Australia to make sure that we’ve got a really strong vision of what we want Australian cricket to look like for the next five, ten years. So now what’s next, because these things are going to keep popping up, so get on the front foot, be proactive,” he told AAP.
“We all want to keep Australian cricket as number one, so how can we manage all these different competing interests to try and keep it that way? Playing for your country, international cricket at the moment is still number one for just about everyone, especially here in Australia, but we can’t just take that for granted. We’ve got to make sure that it remains that way and that’s in scheduling and in payment and in vision of just what it means to be an Aussie cricketer.”
IPL Rebel League: Australia Test captain Pat Cummins WARNS players about T20 Leagues lure after snubbing $1m deals to play in REBEL IPL tourney in India, Check OUT
His statement also comes at a time when the country vs club debates are on the rise. Cricketers are thinking about making quick money, which is available via franchise cricket leagues.
The situation has been highlighted by cricketers, who have become freelancers as well. It was only recently, where Jimmy Neesham declined the New Zealand national team contract in favour of T20 Leagues. He is not new to the Black Caps after Trent Boult also followed a similar route.
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— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 18, 2022
As of now, Cummins is presently in India for the T20 series. He is set to represent Australia in the three-match series, which started on Tuesday in Mohali. The Australian is also looked upon as a big candidate to replace Aaron Finch as the ODI skipper.
